Hosiery



May 5, 1936. c.I A. RIGGS HOSIERY Filed Oct. 3l, 1935 @la-:iigi/aaif;

Patented May 5, 1936 1 HOSIERY Clyde Alvin Riggs, Chattanooga, Tenn., assigner of one-fourth to Nathan Levin, Trenton, N. J.,

and three-tenths'to Margate Hosiery Milla Incorporated, Chattanooga, Tenn., a corporation of Tennessee Application October 31, 1935, Serial No. 47,663 8 Claims. (Cl. 66-172) The object of this invention is to provide a.A I have overcome the above objections and have stocking with a novel rib top having therein an provided a normal length sock in which there integral all over elastic garter effect so that the is an all over elastic garter effect in the rib top stocking may be worn and kept in place on the without the garter being too tight. I can if I deleg of the wearer without the need of using auxsire make the sockv of less or more than normal 5 iliary garter means. length when it is necessary for style purposes.

A further object of this invention is to provide It is understood that my invention relates to the the rib top with an inlaid rubber yarn extending rib top and that the same may be used upon any spirally of the top throughout the entire length type of stocking, hose or sock or that the same 10 thereof, the beginning and the end of the rubber may be used in any manner in which a rib top or `10 yarn'being fastened or anchored securely in the like fabric may be used. y rib top. In Fig. 1 at i is shown a manvs half hose hav- A still further object of this invention is to ing my novel top 2 thereon. It will be seen that make the rib top from a plurality of textile yarns the rubber yarn 3 extends spirally throughout the with a knitting spiral of a like plurality of courses, top 2 being anchored at points 4 and 5 in a man- 15 so that the rubber yarn inlay courses will be sepner to be described. aratedfrom each other by vthe plain knit rib In Fig. 2 the detail of the stitches` shows that courses the top is made of separate yarns 6, v1, and 8 each In the drawing; fed at a separate feed on a three feed ribber.

Fig. 1 is aview showing a man's'halfhose con- 'Ihe knitting is done on a three course spiral, 20 taining my novel top and that is the courses comprising the entire top are Fig. 2 is a detail view of a portion of the top knit of the separate yarns in regular and repeatshowing the knitted stitches. ing sequence on the three feed machine. Fol- It has been customary in providing garter top lowing the feed at which yarn 6 is knitted the socks or stockings to inlay a rubber yarn, known rubber yarn 3 is laid in in the usual manner 25 in the trade as rubber or Lastex, uncovered or between the cylinder or plain stitches in wales 9, covered with a textile wrapping in successive rib I0, Il, and I2 and the dial or rib stitches in wales courses on a single feed ribber for a number of I3, I4, 5, and l5. The knitting continues as courses, the number being relatively few in comshown in Fig. 2 with the rubber being inlaid for parison to the number of courses in the entire top. the entire rib top includin the Welt and the 1005 30 This rubber or elastic thread is usually placed courses. The knitting is preferably done with near the upper edge of the top and extends for a loose stitch to allow for expansion with the about a half to three quarters of an inch. It rubber. The tension on the rubber at the mahas been customary to make the socks of less chine is adjusted so that the rubber yarn is under than their normal length in the leg, as with a slight tension in the finished rib top. I have dis- 35 normal length sock, the rubber insert provided closed the use of a three feed machine with the would be positioned near the calf of the leg .of rubber every third cou'rse, but obviously a mathe wearer and the insert was not effective at this chine with a different number of feeds might be point. Accordingly the socks were made shorter used, say two, or four, or even five textile yarn 40 in the leg so that the garter insert would be effeeds with the rubber fed and inlaid at one or 40 fective, on a narrower portion of the leg, in reat more than one spaced feed. In such a case the taining the sock in position. Such short length rubber course would be spaced in accordance with socks are objectionable in that when' the wearer the number of textile yarn feeds used. crosses his legs the uncovered portion of his leg During the making of the welt the rubber yarn above the short sock is usually brought into view, is inlaid and the tuck stitches used in making the 45 beneath the trouser legs. Furthermore the garter welt secure or anchor the rubber yarn at l. effect, produced by placing the inlay in suc- When the successive tops are separated from cessive rib courses for a short distance, is too each other, the rubber yarn is cut above the tight and binds the leg. Again it stretches less point 4.

than the remainder of the rib top in which no As usual the rib top is transferred to the nee- 50 rubber is incorporated. Apparently this cannot dies of a plain machine or footer to make the be overcome by placing less initial tension upon leg and foot of the stocking. 'I'his is .done by the rubber yarn, as then it extends in an unsighttransferring the loose course of the rib top to the 1y manner from and between the wales of the needles of the footer and then ravelling back the 56 rib top. v excess fabric to the loose course. Since the rub- 5g ber yarn extends through and beyond the loose course, this also is removed during the ravelling and then the loose end thereof is placed across the needles of the footer. When knitting commences upon the footer the loose end of the rubber yarn is anchored or locked into the fabric at the point 5.

`lar and repeating -in the courses knit of It will be apparent that I have provided a novel rib top for hosiery and that the same may be modified or changed without departing from the spirit of my invention as deilned in the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A tubular stocking having a single wall rib top and a single course spiral plain leg said top comprising courses containing plain and rib wales, said courses being knit oi separate yarns in regular and repeating sequence, and a lspiral elastic thread inlay between the plain and rib wales only in the courses knit of one of said yarns substantially throughout the top.

' 2. A tubular stocking having a single wall rib top and a single course-spiral plain leg said top comprising courses containing plain and rib wales, said courses being knit of three separate yarns in regular and repeating sequence, and a spiral elastic thread inlay between the plain and rib wales only in the courses knit o! one or said yarns substantially throughout the top.

3. `A tubular stocking having a single wall rib top and a single course spiral plain leg said top comprising courses containing plain and rib wales.

said courses being knit of separate yarns in regusequence, thread inlay` between the plain and rib wales only one of said yarns substantially throughout the top, one end of the elastic thread being secured in the welt courses oi the rib top. v

4. A tubular stocking having a single wall rib top and plain leg said top comprising courses containing plain and rib wales, ysaid courses being knit of separate yarns in regular and repeating sequence, and a spiral elastic thread inlay between the plain and rib wales only in the courses knit of one of said yarns substantially throughout the and a spiral elastic v top, one end of the elastic thread being secured in the rst course of the plain leg.

y 5. A tubular stocking having a single wall rib top and plain leg said top comprising courses containing plain and rib wales, said courses being knit of separate yarns in regular and repeating sequence, and a spiral elastic thread inlay between the plain and rib wales only in the courses knit of one of said yarns substantially throughout the top, one end of the elastic thread being secured in the welt courses of the rib top and the other end being secured in the ilrst course oi the plain leg.

6. A tubular stocking having a single wall rib top and a single course spiral plain leg said top comprising courses containing plain and rib wales. said courses being knit of separate yarns in regular and repeating sequence, and a spiral elastic thread inlay between the plain and rib wales only in the knit of one of said yarns substantially thro out the top. one and ot the lelastic thread being secured at the upper end oi the rib top.

7. A tubular stocking having a single wall rib top and a single course spiral plainV leg said top comprising courses containing plain and rib wales.

' thread being secured at the lower end of the rib top.

8. A tubular stocking having a single wall rib top and a single course spiral plain leg said top comprising courses containing plain and rib wales. said courses being knit ot separate yarns in regular and repeating sequence, and a spiral elastic thread inlay between the plain and rib wales only in the courses knit of one of said yarns substantially throughout the top,'one endof the elastic thread being secured at the upper end of the rib top and the other endbeing secured at the lower end of the rib top.

CLYDE ALVIN RIGGB.

' said courses being knit of separate yarns in regu- 

